Stagg posts big gain in high school exit exams

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STOCKTON – Stagg High School students made the most noteworthy gains Wednesday as the state released results of the California High School Exit Exam.

STOCKTON – Stagg High School students made the most noteworthy gains Wednesday as the state released results of the California High School Exit Exam.

When last year’s results were released, only 62 percent of Stagg’s 10th-graders passed the math portion of the test and only 67 percent passed the English test – well below the Stockton Unified percentages and trailing even further the state percentages. This year, however, Stagg 10th-graders improved their math performance by 14 percentage points and their English results by seven percentage points.

Passing the math and English portions of the exit exam is a requirement for high school graduation. Students take the test for the first time when they are in 10th grade. School officials want students to pass the test as 10th-graders. If they do not, it can prevent them from taking elective classes in later grades because they are forced to spend time preparing to retake the exit exam.

Read Thursday’s Record for more on this story by staff writer Roger Phillips.

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